12/19/17 As the final mixing comes together for the new album, I'm pleased to announce that, thanks to a Grant from SC arts council, I'll be collaborating with artist/ illustrator Mike Bencze on a Graphic Novella based on one of the songs from the upcoming album to be released as a multimedia single in the next year.. whoop!

09/05/17 The new album's coming together beautifully, as the tracks make their transatlantic passages to include the host of international musicians involved..

Here's a teaser of one of the new tunes. "South of San Gregorio" recorded in a cave in the Santa Cruz mountains w/ Dorota Szuta on violin:

05/08/17 NEW album begins! This week I went into Lord Huron's Clubhouse/ studio in LA to begin work on my next project. Irish songbird/ flautist Nuala Kennedy is at the helm, guiding a polyrthymic crew.. i think we got captured something special... stay tuned.

1/17/17 Coming to the famous McCabes for the first time:

11/18/16 Looking forward to a weekend of Bay Area shows with Raina Rose

Saturday 11/19 at the Lille Aeske Arthouse in Boulder Creek tickets almost gone.. a few left here

4/19/16 Good news Londoners (??)! We've added a second show! Thanks to the good Folks at Folklore, who are hosting myself and the wonderful Jack Harris, May 5th at the Harrison in Kings Cross. click here for tickets and Info!

3/11/16 It's hard to believe been 5 years since the passing of Jack Hardy. I'm really proud to be a part of this tribute coming out today on Smithsonian/ Folkways records. I was privileged to attend (at write all of 'Scrimshaw') at Jack's songwriting meetings in the East Village. The record features tracks from a small section of artists who Jack Influenced and encouraged throughout his career: Suzanna Vega, Nanci Griffith, Richard Shindell, John Gorka, to name a few. Check it out here :

1/24/16 I'm an Alligator! pulling out a couple bowie tunes in a rare local SC show!

1/15/16 SOLD OUT! i'm the featured performer at this month's Your Going to Die event.

1/07/16 New Year starts off with a bunch of new Bay area shows. First off, I'm honored to be warming up the crowd for Matt The Electrician at Doc's Lab in San Francisco

5/20/14 Metro UK says "Scrimshaw is a sublime Americana offering, with a depth and poeticism thats found in only the purest of folk music. It may claim to have found it's inspiration in bygone days, but it's a relevant record, in the vein of Robert Ellis or Anais Mitchell: it uses a timeless medium to tell modern tales."

2/13/14 ready to be reunited with my fellow folk itinerants at the Folk Alliance in Kansas City next week, trying out old jokes / new songs in the carpeted hotelrooms.

1/15/14 HAPPY NEW YEAR im emerging from a fall writing sabbatical with a new albums worth of material/ record in the works. just found out i'll be helping teach a writing retreat in the mystical Lentas, Crete this spring . Details here

2/26/13 Toronto Ill be your way a couple days playing an official Showcase at the Folk Alliance conference, and haunting the late night halls of the Delta Chelsea hall, and taping a live session for CIUT and XM radio.

2/19/13 I'll be in Boston live on WUMB at noon chatting and playing some songs with host Dave Palmater, then playing later that night at Club Passim w/ Matt the Electrician.

2/14/13 Nice review in The Alternative Root I'll be swinging by their Boston Studio to tape a live video session next week!

12/4/12 Elevation Outdoors magazine puts 'Scrimshaw" on its best of 2012 trail mix!

12/1/12 Thanks to John Platt at WFUV, who mentioned "Scrimshaw" on his WFUV staff picks 2012

11/27/12 The first Scotttish date for the April Uk tour is announced Here.

11/24/12 Ill be on the air at WFDU from 9am-noon this morning on 'Crash on The Levee' with Jerry Treacy, playing songs live in the studio. Then I'll be at Zirzamin in the west village celebrating the US release of Scrimshaw. One of my hero/mentors David Massengil will be on at 7pm, Ill come on at 8pm (joined by Brandon Seabrook on banjo), and folowed by Curtis McMurtry (son of James @ 9:30.

11/20/12Scrimshaw debuted in the top five most added records in Americana radio this week!

11/18/12 On Air at the legendary WFUV , I brought the band by the studios for a session and interview with John Platt. then later in the night stopping by the WMSC studio's for a session with Joe Pszonek at 9:00pm.

11/17/12 tune in today for a live in studio session at WFDU'sCarnvial of song.

11/13/12 In NY tonight with the band for a live Taping of XM's Living room to the Loft sessions

10/5/12 Colorado, I'm coming your way for the first time in years next weekend! Scott Foley at KRFC got a preview of the new record and will be playing a track on his 'Routes and Branches show tomorrow. check out the little interview we did for his Blog.

7/11/12 New issue of Rock' N Reel magazine hits the stands today in the UK with Woody Guthrie on the cover and a 4 star review of Scrimshaw.

6/17/12 Tomorrow night in NY Folk Alliance presents a special night at the Living Room for the new music seminar NMSFlyer.jpg

6/5/12 Scrimshaw is officially available in the UK june 11! I'll have a limited number of hand letterpressed copies in the store in the next couple days, in the meantime, there are a few advance copies over at my friends Fish Records

6/5/12 Woke this morning in California to sunshine, blooming Jacoranda, and this 4/5 star review in London's Telegraph!

6/2/12 After a week up in the dust of the Kerrville Folk Festival, I'm back in Austin. My show In fort worth for sunday unfortunately was cancelled, but luckily my friends Carrie Elkin and Danny Schmidt, have spur of the moment offered to host a show at their house, with a few really special guests.. we've officially sold the show out thanks austin!

5/11/12 Scrimshaw is album of the week on Iain Anderson's show BBC Scotland. He calls it "A true wellspring of 21st century music."

5/7/12 Lonesome Highway over in Ireland takes a good look at Scrimshaw. The reviewer Steven Rapid says "Scrimshaw is a collection of songs of flickering characters and places, like an early Vitascope projection on a peeling wall." cool.

5/4/12 The hour long radio session we taped for RTV's Live At Lloyd airs tonight in the netherlands, and then streams.

4/5/12 Goodbye New Amsterdam hello Old Amsterdam , details of the upcoming netherlands tour here. were celebration with a bon voyage show at Zebulon, Brooklyn. myself, Jonathan Goldberger on guitar, Anthony Da Costa on Bass, and Andrew Borger on drums.

4/1/12 Scrimshaw made it's debut this morning as #1 on the Euro Americana Chart for the month of April!

Well be over In April, come see us at the shows and pick up a copy. It should be available in the UK in June, and the US in the fall. Ill be printing up a 180g Vinyl copy and digital extras to those who pre-order.

3/24/12

a track from live radio session of mine featured on the VPRO's best of studio 6 sessions compilation.

3/8/12

I'm off Monday to Austin for SXSW, I'll be joining a whole slew of my friends, playing a bunch of new songs.. come find me

2/12/12/

Last winter, I lost a friend, hero, and mentor Jack Hardy. His weekly songwriter’s exchange from his little apartment in Jack's NY’s west village apartment, was his gift to so many writers, myself included. I recorded an unreleased song of Jack’s (with vocal help from my buddy Anthony Da Costa ) for a tribute album that will be out on Smithsonian / Folkways later in the year. The record features a bunch of folks (Suzanne Vega, David Massengil, Nanci Griffith, John Gorka Suzzy Roach, a whole host of others) who’ve been a part of the exchange over the years, They’ve graciously suggested that we share the album with fans until the record comes out to spread the word. so for a limited time is available as a free download (along with a great 100 page booklet of essays and pics ) here tinyurl.com/jackhardy. enjoy, share!

1/27/12

Welcome! New website, New Year, New Record! We've put the finishing touches on the new record, which will be called 'Scrimshaw' . It was produced by my friend Todd Sickafoose , was recorded at Brooklyn Recording this Fall, and weaves together the voices and instruments of friends from New York and beyond. The new record will be out in April overseas, and I'll be down in Austin for SXSW this year, followed by tours of Netherlands and the UK to promote it, check the Calendar page for details. I've been making field recordings of the new songs and posting them here on the video page if you'd like a preview.